BIOS question

I just built a new system for a relative with an Epox 8RDA+ motherboard, and I need to know how to get it to not stop at the BIOS screen every time it boots. Can't find anything in the manual about it.

I mean that on a "normal" computer such as you might buy from HP, if you turn on the computer, it goes through everything and eventually starts up Windows, whereas on the computer I built, every time its turned on, it gets stuck on a screen with a bunch of info about the current BIOS settings, clock speed, FSB, Vcore, Vdimm, temps and so on, with "Hit F1 to continue or DEL to go to setup." at the bottom. Hit F1, and it continues and loads Windows and everything. My relative would rather not have to bother with this screen, and would rather the computer automatically continued on to load Windows.

os doesnt matter, he isnt even getting that far. look for an option in your bios called something like show pc health in post and disable it.

<A HREF="http://www.3dxtreme.org/Epox8rda+_p3.shtml" target="_new">link to an a review that talks about this feature</A>

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you may be getting this screen because something the health system is monitoring isnt within normal parameters. for example, your processor fan could be registering 0 rpm, as in the picture from the link above.
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<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by boilermaker on 08/09/03 11:44 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

i now have a clue what you mean but if you are vague in your posts then it is very hard to help...how am i supposed to point my finger at something when i don't know what i am pointing my finger at?

If i put my k6 in a Ferrari it would be faster than your your pentium 4 or Athlon XP

The more info the better too help you. Da.

I understand the confusion, no offense meant. I do realise it was my fault for being too vague. I just didn't understand the problem, it was the first computer I've ever built.

Thanks to everybody who tried to help... These forums are the most friendly and most helpful I've ever seen.

Also, the problem is solved. The BIOS doesnt like the speed of the CPU fan, which is a stock AMD fan, and so it brings up their health screen every start up. I had completely overlooked the "Halt" parameter in the setup screen, and that took care of it.